Measuring and molding device



H. I. SCHUBERT.

MEASURING AND MOLDINGDEVICE. APPLICATION FILED DEc.2'9, 1917.

1,390,590, PatentedSept. 13,1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNI-Ten stares HERMAN-NU. SCHUBERT; or HneKENsAex, Nnwsr-ERSEY.

Mnnsunrivenim MOnDmGnEiurGE.

To cilliuom it may concern.' Y

Be itknown that I. HERMANNJ. Serru- BERT, citizen. of the United States', residing at Hackensack, Bergen county-New Jersey,4

have inventednew and useful Improvements in Measuring and Mol'dingDeviceaof which.

the tollowingis a specification.

My invention relates to mechanism for. separating and removing from: a mass of material a portion thereof of. predetermined quantity and form.

A-n. object. of my. improvement, is to provide a` device for transferring Jfrom bulky form to comparatively small. receptacles.

definite quantities otl a. plastic-like medium, which it is desired-to handle conveniently,

and it is inserted neatly into containers oi1 predetermined dimensions.

Another object of my device is to prevent scribed automatic means for cleansing the parts which contact the medium handled thereby at the properI stages of the operating thereof.

VGenerally describedl my invention comprises a frame having a handle piece at." the top and oppositely disposed blades consti`` tuting what may. beV termed cutting jaws which are locatedat the opposite or bottom end of the frame and are employed. for. cut.- tingout the inaterial, and which. are pivotally supported thereon and adapted to be carried into two operable positions by means of' a fsecond handle or gripping-bar below the handle'o'f the frame. To .accomplish this the .device is thrust downwardly or longitudinally into the material to which the device is adaptedwhile intheir first or. normal po sition to a depth determined by a.v transversely disposedga'ge plate, and then toycut in a horizontal or lateral direction underneath the-load untilthe cutting-edges. of; the blades are brought togethenthe bladesbeing thus pivotally operated at .the end off the downward thrust. The device is then lifted bodily as theblades returnto their normal specicauoii of Letter-s'` remueY Application.` ledvDecember. 29 19175r Seria-1 Noa. @3,41% y Patented position at thesideszofi' the portioiirthusbeing removed from the bulk quantity by-gi=ip`+ p ingtheundethandle; Wheneunoubr @new tion ofahand lever. :the blades;l bef'i'erce'd'f apart to. facilitate. the. freedisehargefo the contents into the reeeptaeleprovidedi theres-fA The transverse gage.,.plate that. limits the.-y depth to thetoolLmay be insertedgis slidably. mounted ings the. frame and iSv iwf/us@ at'edtoY move downwardly by spring aetionj,fv butissetby hand and held in normal gaging position. b a l teh. device. with. means#- for releasing the latch operated by aetioni. of. theblade., spreading mechanism. l 'Ehe gage: plate. ine first.y pressing 1i-poniy and thenV pushing out. thef measured. contents will' free quently be; found; to; have. pai'ticlesaoffthe medium-.adhclillgftoitslunderfaee; To rgeif; n

move such. accnmiilagtionsgtwo. similar scrap-, ing; blades are provided normallyh resting,

inmediately. against ,the surfaces. of, the pusher.. gage.. at the opposite ends;y and; by? meansjoff lever arms; are. thrown' togetlien withtheir edges contacting as th'e gage. .plate is-.orcecl`-downwardly ini expelling.l the load;

Specialmechanism is. providedNr whereby the. y

cleansing blades. do not. scrape across the surface of. the pusher` plate until? .the mem?.v

ber is nearing the. end off itsvdrop Vand befehl.

the pusher plate and the blad'ess'crapingkits surface reach. the endotv theirf*miov-ei-nents,w simultaneously., the two mechanismsv being. operatedA by the saine-spring: motive kmeans.'y

More; specieally considered4 with'` refer.-v ence to its usesmy im .rovement has been designed more particu arly for. forming:` small quantities of icecream into shapes corresponding to. preparedicontainers, which ordnarily are form.. These receptacles, are.y now being-j filled forthe most part by an ordinary kiteh.. en. spoon, the spherical bowlr otwhich. is small and sliallow, and` in consequence, suc-r cessive small portions are dished. out and. inserted withfmore. or lesscare andn'eifort, each portion being: forced' downuponz` tl'ie'Y top of the preceding. contributionA until* the somewhat rectangular in` .10e Y approximateV amount is obtained. Furthere i handling by falling to the table or elsewhere, which annoying disadvantages are entirely Veliminated by the use of my improved iller and measurer.

Referring to the drawings of my sepcilication illustrative of afpreferredformv of thev Fig. 3 is an inverted sectional View on line 3 3 of Fig. 1; Y

Fig 4 is a'sectional view upon linesv` 4 4 of`Fig.-2; Y

Fig. 5v isa partial side view similar to Fig. 2, but reduced in size and showing cutting blades having been moved into contacting'position at bottom of frame.

Fig. 6 is an end view similar toy Fig. 2 with cutting blades spread apart;

Fig. 7 is a partial view showing lever supports of pusher blade partially extended;and' 7 Fig. l8 is a partial view showing pusher plate 'levers' partially hidden, but fully extended.

IHaving reference to the drawings: The framel of the preferred form of device illustrated Y is represented by `the numeral 1,

which comprises a handle 2 and the similar side portions 3 extending downwardly from the handle almost tov the bottom of the device. Near the lower ends of the respective side pieces 3 are pivotally mounted two lsimilar vblade members 10, oppositely disposed and operated. These blades .are not supported directly upon the side pieces 3,

but upon the four short swinging arms 5,'

one on either end of each blade member.

The swingingarms 5 (see Figs. 2 and 6) `are pivotally and loosely mounted upon studs 4 projecting laterally from` the members 3 and Vcarry invtheir lower* portions the pivot studs 6 upon two of which, at the opposite ends thereof, the blade membcrsl() are adapted to be: oscillated, `by means and inamanner presently to be described.

f The bladesjproper having a cutting edge 12 -at'the respective bottoms thereof when *helde's shown in Figs. 1y and'2 and have end: Aextensions 13 bent 'at right angles thereto,uthe extensions having holes 14 therein through which-'thestuds 6 of the arms 5 paSs, jand upon which the blade members 10v areipivotallysupported. Secured to the side of'V each extension 13, as by rivets 15,

n is'an upstanding arm 15 carrying at its upperlend Va pivotlstudv 16 to which is loosely attachedlone end of a link 17 which in turn connectsfwith the mechanism next to be described for a'otuatingthe blades 10 upon their respective swinging pivotal bearings'.v

.The blade actuating device comprises two similarsliding bars 24 suitably mounted upon the parallel side members 3 of the frame 1 which conveniently serve as guides therefor. The bars 24 have a second handle or gripping piece 21 riveted'or otherwise secured Vto the inner faces of two similar hollow sliding, membersV 22 rectangular in form and loosely fitted upon the guides 3 at the 'respective sides, to the outer surfaces of which members 22 are secured the side bars 24, above referred to,. which extend downwardly to connect with the blade- Y :jaw actuating mechanism. The side bars 24 are also supported at each end upon another sliding member 23 similarly formed and mounted to slide upon the Vguide 3 in the same manner as the members 22-which support the other end of the pieces 24.*.

Thus it will be seen that by lowering and raising the bars 24, to which the links 17 p are attached, such reciprocal action will roclr the respective blade members 10 upon their pivotal` bearings 6, that is to say, by pressing the handle 21 until the bars 24 are carried to their lowermost position, the edges 12 of the blades 10 will be brought together as shown in Fig. 5, and by exerting an upward. pressure upon the handle 21 the bars 24 will be returned to their normal position as shown in Figs.V 1 and 2.

The pivots 6 on the swinging arms 5 upon which the blade members 10 turn in the manner described, are held in relatively fixed position by means of two camslots 26 through which the ends of theA studs 6" pass, which slots are vertical and parallel at their uppermost parts, swerving obliquely and oppositely as they extend downwardly in each of the two similar cutting plates 30,"presently to be described, which plates in turn are suitably supportedat the .respective sides of and immediately within the side pieces of the blade members 10. The cutting plates 30 having vthe straight portions 20 'are slidably held within the rectangular members 22 and 23, which it has been seen support the gripping meniber 21 of the slide bars 24 and are themselves slidably mounted upon the side'pieces 3 of the frame. V p

The plates 30, being thus held against lateral movement, serve to hold the studs 6 in the ends of the levers -iirmly in the normal position shown invFig. 2, the studs resting in the vertical portions of the slots 26 as indicated by broken lines in said ligure; and it will readily be `seenthat upon imparting an upward longitudinal movement sesamo-fthe manner described, the cutting plates 30' having the narrowed. slide portionst20 slidably mounted within the sliding bands '22- and 23 on the respective side bars 3 of the` link 38, the other end of which is similarly' connected by a stud 39,jwhereby is provided means for transferring the circular movement of the lever 35 to the longitudinally reciprocal action of the cutting plates in y which are provided'the slots 26. 1t will thus be seenthatfthe outward inclination of the slots 26 isadapted to spread the blades l0 while the sliding plate 30 is moving upwardly and withdrawing its cutting endl from the material, and conversely when the plate is farthest down, i. e., in the most advantageous position for entering the material, it is firmly holding the blades l() in their normal cutting position.

For the two-fold purpose of limiting the depth toA which thev measuring device shall be forced into the medium, and for precipitating the load into the receptacle provided therefor, a horizontal pusher Vplate and stop gage 40 is attached to the cross head 41 by means of the bracket arms extending downwardly from the cross head and secured in any suitable way to the top surface of the plate and to the Vcross head; The opposite ends of the cross head 40 extend into theV guiding grooves 43vin the respective side members 3 ofthe frame, as shown clearly in sectional appearance in `Fig. 3, a corresponding slot 32 having been cut through the plates 30 to. permit the ends-ofthe cross head to pass through. The top of the groove 43 is located at the point at which the cross head41 stands upon measuring out the'required lquantity of material; and the groove 43 extends downwardly sufliciently to permit the plate to lforce out the contents held by the blades 10 and plates 30.

For the purpose of operating the -gagepusher plate 40, I prefer to employ a spring action for driving it downwardly, compressing. the spring by pressure ofthe hand, and holdingit. as thus set by means of a latching device thatcan be released by the mechanism which spreads the blade 10 inasmuch as at that point is thepropery time for precipitating the load`r which is accomplished by downward motion of the pusher plate. To

attain this end, any convenient form. of compression spring suitablyk mounted to throw the cross head downwardly with the l hori- Zontal plate attached thereto would serve the purpose, but in the preferredl form shown, IA employ a hinge-like device 55 having leaves 56 and 57, held together by the pintle 58 and a coil spring 59 upon the pintle having its ends bearing outwardly against the respective leaves 56and 57.

The hinge members 56 and` 57 are themselves operably attached at their respective outer ends, the leafl 56 being pivot-ally atattached to the cross head and the leaf 57 be- 'ingsimilarly connected with the cross bar 45 attached to the side pieces 3 of the frame at a point immediately above the top of the grooves 43, which serves the double purpose of stiffening the frame and supplying the. support'and base of operation for the cross v' headv 41 and blade 40 attached thereto. The platesv 30 have suitable slots therein kthrough esY which the-ends of the cross bar 45 pass and `which permit of` ample vertical movement of the plates 30. a Y

Upon the leaf member 56 is an outwardly' extending lip 60 convenient to 'be engaged by the finger in closing the hinge 55 to set the pusher blade, in doingy which the crossA head. is carried to the top of its guiding grooves 43 at which point a catch pin 44 projecting from the side of the cross head engagesa spring latch 65 which is attached to the cross bar 45 and holds the cross head in readiness to be thrown downwardly by the spring59 which has been put in tension by the action of'closing the leaves in elevating the cross head.

VThelatch 65vis suspended from the cross bar 45, being supported upon the pivot stud 66 thereon, adjacent oneof the side members 3 of the frame. 'The depend-'ing portion of the latch comprises the hook portion 67y which has the usual taper surface 68, by' meansl of which it is cammed to one side inl latchingbelow the transversely disposed retaining surface upon which the catch pin 44 yis adapted to rest. A 'spring68a is coiled upon the'stud 66, having one .end attached` hook portion yieldingly into engaging position therewith.

For releasing the latch 65 a projecting cam surface 7 0 is provided upon the side of the verticallyslidable plate 30, adjacent the latch, the inclined surface of which is adapted to press against a correspondingly tapered-arm 69 of the latch member 65. The cam block 70 is located at aV point upon the plate 30v immediately below the cam- 69 on the latch when the plate 30 is in the normal-v position; and thence when the latter is--carried'upwardly for thepurpose ofspreading the blades in the manner above described, the latch. will be thrown to one side and the cross head thereby released so that as it drops to eject the contents the blades 10 will spread simultaneously.

The pusher plate 4 0 coming into iminediate contact with themedium manipulated thereby, it is found highly desirable in handling certain materials to provide means for cleansing the contacting surface or" the blade. in the preferred form illustrated to accomplish this purpose, l provide the two stripping or srrraping blades() which are held operably in place immediately against the under surface of the pusher gage 40 by inea of their ends having been turned back over the top surface of the gage plate, the twol ends thereof meeting. about midway of the top where they are bent upwardly at right angles to form ears 51 to which are operably attached the ends of the levers 52 (see Figs. 1, 7 and 8). These two Scrapers are normally held at the respective outer sides ef the plate {lOby the levers 52, as shown in Fig. l, which are secured at their upper ends through the similar links 53 to the stationary cross bar 45. Hence, as the cross head is carried upwardly to the limit of its movement, the levers 52 being held at ltheir respective top ends, willv by the action described force the scraping blades 50 in opposite directions until they reach the outer ends of the gage plate 40 upon which they are mounted.

The scraping blades 50 are provided with springs 71 which may be firmly attached to the cross head 41 by means of screws or ether convenient means, having their ends engaging the pivots by meansof which the levers 52 are attached to the ears 51 of the blades, so that when free to do so the springs 71 will force the blades 50 together as shown in F ig. 8. rllhe blades 50 are lockedih their separate positions by means of the toggle levers 75 and 76 which are thereby straightcned into dead' center alinement with the three pivotal points upon which these levers operate. rlhe scraper blades will therefore be held in the outer position described as the pusher plate descends until such time as the toggle levers 75 and 76 may be thrown out of alinement; and to accomplish the unlocking of this member I provide a tripping link 72, one end of which is attached to the pivotal pin connecting the ends of' the toggle levers, its other end being provided with a pin 74 adapted to slide in the closed slot of the guide member 7 3. e

The slotted guide member 73 is rigidly securedto the cross bar 45, from which it extends downwardly, its lower end being in alinement with the ytoggle links 75 when eX- tended as shown in Fig. 1, the length of the slot of the guide 73 being less than the movement of' the cross head, so that the links of as. Lacasse F ig. 8, when the scraper blades have been 5 carried together by action of theirspvrings 71. f

rl-he successive operation of the device is' as follows: The normal relative position of the operative parts 1s as shown-1n Figs. 1.

and 2, in which the respective cutting edges.

12 of the blades 10 and that ofthe end plates 30 are in position to enter the medium from which the desired portion is yto be withdrawn, until the Yhorizontal plate 4:0

rests upon the top surface thereof.. While the blades are thus buried in the material, the handle 2 is held in one hand of the operator, whoV with his other hand presses down upon the4 under handle 21 of the bars 24, forcing that member downwardly, thereby oscillating the blade membersql()l upon theirV pivotal studs 6, into the position shown in F ig. 5, and then the blades may be imine diately broughtback to normal position by raising the handle 2l, before lifting the niaterial 4that has thus been cut loose from the mother mass on all sides and at the bottom, which will be possible with materials of a nature to adhere to the plates 30 and blades 10, so that it may be bodily lifted and placed over the receptacle intended to receive it. Or, ifrdesired, the blades 10-may be keptin the supporting position shown in Fig. 5, for lifting out the contents.

Having been brought into position for discharging its load, the blades 10and7 plates 30 being in immediate contact'with the material upon its four sides, there would be a tendency to resist being properly forced out by the plate 40. It has lbeen found. desirable in order to reduce the frietional contact of the l parts first to spread the bladesv 10, which is done by turning the hand lever 35 upon itspivotalstud 36, raising-it into the position -shown in Fig. 6 and-therebyy through the links 38 sliding the cutting plates 30 upwardly. rlhe elevation ofthe two plates 30' causes the oblique slots 26 in the-'plates BO'to cam the :blades outwardly upon their pivotal connections 16 with the links 17 into the position shown by broken lines in Fig. 6. v

As the blades -10 are caused to spread by the upward movement of the camming plates 30, the cam piece 7 Ov upon the adjacent plate 30 byA engaging the cam surface 69 on the latch65, swings that member upon its pivot.

into the position shown in F ig. 8, and thereby releases the pusher-gage plate mechanism l0V to be carried precipitately downwardly by action of the spring hinge device 55 into the position also shown in said figure.Y

The parts of my improved mechanism having thus performed ltheir respective funciio ' the handle 2, Ythe latch 65.

Y eo

Aplunged tions, they are rcturnedlto'normal positions ready` for successive action by lthe lever handle first havingbeen forced downwardly by action of the flat spring 37'from the horizontal tothe .vertical positions shown in Figs. l and 6, and'dotted lines in Fig. 2,

which forces the cuttingblades 30 into their Alower-most position and through the action of the cam slots 26 returns the blade members into the locked position shown in Figs. l and 2, and at the same time withdraws the cam piece TO from contact with the latch 65, which will thereby return Ato normal position to engage the catch pin 4.4 ofthe cross head 4l. The pusher-gage mechanism is now forced from the position shown in Fig. 8 to that shown in Figs. l and 2, by pressing upwardly with the linger of one hand under the lip 60 of the lower member of the spring hinge device 55, the, other hand .gripping` until the catchla snaps into The device isfnow in order for again being head -on :into the .medium to be measured, the ,depthA of such descent being limited by `the .gage plate 40 in the manner vspread the cutting bla'des'lO as shown in Fig. 6, and the preferred form of mechanism is described lfor accomplishing this specific thing. Yet it is obvious that in employing the device with .many Other.ma

terials, the plunger pusher 40' could successfully emit the load without' the assistance furnished in spreading the blades, and fur# Y thermore it is also understoodfthat the exact means shown/'for spreading the blades is not the only one that could be employed for the purpose. Likewise with materials of suflicient cohesiveness lto prevent particles adhering to the surface of the pusher plate, the scraping blades 50 might be entirely dispensed with and the device work satis factorily in connection with such a medium, yet inasmuch as neither the device for spreading the blades l0 nor, that for cleansing. the under surface of theplate 40 in. any way interferes with the successful operation of the device, they have been shown in the complete manner described illustrative of the.universalityffof,uses to which itfmay be applied, rather than limiting'itsscope to the specific mechanisms described@` Having described my-i-nvention, .what-QI claim 1s: '1

1. In a measuringddeviceadapted'to .ai-ate a portion o f-,merchandise from the bull; thereof, means for ,icuttingthrough all lthecontiguous sides. and the bottomofthe portion `to be removed, said cuttingi'neans comprising end yplates for separating-:said

portion at the ends and o'scillatingblades l forseparating at the sides andbottom; and means for discharging said-.portionintact therefrom:

2.111 .a measuring and filling. device :adapted to plastic-lilre materiafl,- zmeans for Vsevering and separating -a predetermined quantity from thebulk thereof, comprising pivoted yjawsand means-for openingand-l closing -said aws; means for. discharging theV separatedy quantity comprising .fa-:pushing gage; and means comprisingagreciprocal slideLfo'r: relatively lwidening said jaws i.

whenopened.; f v 3. InV adevice "of -thecl'assl described, a frame with a handle";'reciprocating endicutting plates; cutting k"blades-or jaws :oppositelyA disposed and pivotallyf supported upon parallel while .forcing `the :samejinto plastic? like material; 'and means foraclosingiand opening saidjaws.l vi

i t. In a device of the` 'c-IaSSKdeSCribed; a frame Awith a handle; cutting. `blades or 'jaw-s oppositely disposed pivotally supported upon 'said` frame means for rholding lsai'd said. frame; means' for' holding said jawsi'95 jaws parallel: while forcingthe same into plastic-like material; means for 'closing f opening said jaws and means for spreading said jaws whenk open.

frame with a handle Ycutting *blades or aws oppositely disposed and pivotallysupported upon 'said frame; means for l'i'olding'gf'"saidV jaws parallel andforcing the 'same'intiplasl -5. Ina device of vthe class describedga tic-likematerial; means for "closingf-and'jiopening saidV jaws land'means for spreading' said aws when open', lcomprising similar sliding members mounted on saidffframe. L'

6. In adevice 'of'. the'classl described,"l a frame with a handle; cutting blades "orv aws oppositel'y disposed andipivot'ally'y supported upon said frame; kmeans yfor holding said jaws parallel and forcing *the same into plastic-like materiahmeans for, closing and openinr said jaws; means for spreading said jaws willen open, comprising similar sliding members mounted on said frame; and means comprising springs for holding said spread-` ing means in normally closed position.

7.' In a measuring device adapted to sep-k arate a portion of merchandise from Abulk thereof, means for cutting through .all the contiguous sides and bottom of the portion thereby to cut through the bottom of said v portion.l

8. In a measuring device adapted to separate a portion of m-erchandise from bulk thereof, means for thrusting said device longitudinally into the bulk to be divided, comprising holding means and cutting blades oppositely disposed to said holding means; means for-gaging the depth to which said-blades are adapted to enter said bulk; means for severing and thereafter lifting the material cut from said bulk; and spring operatedv means Wliereby said gage is caused 5to discharge the separated portion from said device. M

9. In a measuring device ladapted to separate a predetermined portion of merchandise from bulk thereof, cutting blades thereon;means for thrusting ysaid device longitudinally intoithe bulk t0 bedivided in the direction of said blades;,means lfor prede- -termini-ngthe depth said bladesenter said bulk,;comprising a transverse gage plate; meansfor causing said gage plate to move longitudinallyl of said device; and means comprising scraping blades lfor removing 'majtter from the surface of said plate.

110. In a measuring device for' separating a portion of material from bulk thereof, means? for inserting said device to a predetermined depthin said bulk, comprising a handle-,at one end of said device; cutting bladesfat the opposite end thereoffor cutting the sides of the portion to be removed and shiftable to ,cut :transversely ofI the device to severthe portion from the'bulk, a transverse gage plate intermediate said handle and; blades; and means for remov:

ing-.extraneous matter from said plate.

V11.y In a measuring device for separating a portion. of vmaterial 'from bulkthereof, means for inserting said device to a predetermineddepth in said bulk, comprising a han'dlevat one end of said..v device; sliiftabl. cutting blades at the opposite end thereof and a transverse gage plate intermediate said handle andy blades;A means for removing extraneous matter from said plate, comprising blades 'on said plate adjacent the surface'thereof and means for reciprocating ,said blades `across the fajce thereof, i

12. In a measuring device adapted to separate a predetermined portion of merchandise from the bulk thereof, a handle and cutting blades oppositely disposed there;- from; means for sinking said blades into the bulk to be divided to a predetermined extent, comprising a transverse gage plate; means for sliding said plate longitudinally7 of said device; cleansing blades adapted to scrape the surface of saidplate; spring actuated means for moving saidlcleansing blades synchronously with the sliding of said plate; means comprising toggle links for locking said cleansing blades against the action o f said spring actuating means; and means comprising a slotted guide member and con. necting link for tripping said toggle at a( predetermined point of the travel: of said plate.

13. In a device adapted to separate a prel scribed portion of merchandise from the bulk thereof, a frame comprising a handle' andY cutting blades at the respective ends and a transversely disposed pusher gage slidably mounted on said frame vintermediate said handle and cutting blades ;1 spring actuated scraper blades slidably supported oirsaid gage; and means for sliding said` blades synchronously With the sliding Vofgsaid gage, both of said sliding. devices ,simultaneously ending their sliding movements.,

14. In Va device adapted] to separate i prescribed portion of Vmerchandise from the bulk thereof, a frame comprisinga handle, cutting blades oppositely disposed thereto, and a slidingv gage transversely mounted .in said frame;"spr1ng actuating means comprising spring device for impelling said gage in the direction of the cutting blades; a latch device for holding said gage against Vthe action of said springI device;.oppositel}7 disposed scraping blades slidably Vmrsnted on said gage; spring actuating V`means for forcing said scraping blades together toggle i links for holding saidscraping blades yina locked separated position; means for re-y leasing said latch, comprising a slide having a--cam block thereon; and meansyconnected with the slide for releasing said toggle lock? ing links. ,l .i vr r w In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification thisv 14th day of December, 1917. f 

